Apologies if this is old news, a dupe, or in the wrong thread - but I've only just heard - George Lucas wasrumoured to be producing two more star wars films, focused on the Han Solo character. I guess we'll never know, as they're never going to be made - due to Harrison Ford turning down the role. But, given eps I, II and III, is the fact that this never saw the light of day a blessing or a curse?

I cannot say as to whether it's been discussed here before, eh? But, I do recall Mr. Ford saying in an interview, when the prequels were being made, that he would not ever reprise the role of Han Solo. Seems he found it 'boring' and lacking the depth that Indy had.

A long time ago (in this galaxy) I saw a documentry and it was very clear that he did not like the character of Han Solo. He later went on to star in Random Hearts, Firewall, and Six Days and Seven Nights.

"Alright Shaggy - you and Scooby head over that way. The girls and I will go this way."

Wolfpack wrote:A long time ago (in this galaxy) I saw a documentry and it was very clear that he did not like the character of Han Solo. He later went on to star in Random Hearts, Firewall, and Six Days and Seven Nights.

To be fair though taking a role doesn't mean you like it.....He continued being Han even though he didn't like it. I also seem to remember he pushed for Han to die at the end of Empire.

EDIT: Where is this, 'He did not like being Han' stuff coming from? Maybe I am a little slow or something, but I have watched every doc. there is on this, and never, ever picked up on that. To my mind, he liked the character, and wanted him to die for impact on the audience.

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Poor Mark Hamill wishes there was ANYTHING to revive his film career.
Strange how he never capitalized on the phenomenal success of Star Wars - he seemed to fade into obscurity after that.
A bit like Brad Davis after Midnight Express (though I think I read that Davis unfortunately died a few years back from A.I.D.S).

HollywoodBabylon wrote:Poor Mark Hamill wishes there was ANYTHING to revive his film career. Strange how he never capitalized on the phenomenal success of Star Wars - he seemed to fade into obscurity after that. A bit like Brad Davis after Midnight Express (though I think I read that Davis unfortunately died a few years back from A.I.D.S).

Mark Hammil is quite the accomplished voice actor lending his voice to animated shows, movies and videogames since the early 90's most notably as the Joker in the WB animated Batman/SUperman/Justic League shows and films.

Honestly though aside from Harrison Ford who from Star Wars went on to a prolific career?

HollywoodBabylon wrote:Poor Mark Hamill wishes there was ANYTHING to revive his film career. Strange how he never capitalized on the phenomenal success of Star Wars - he seemed to fade into obscurity after that. A bit like Brad Davis after Midnight Express (though I think I read that Davis unfortunately died a few years back from A.I.D.S).

Mark Hammil is quite the accomplished voice actor lending his voice to animated shows, movies and videogames since the early 90's most notably as the Joker in the WB animated Batman/SUperman/Justic League shows and films.

Honestly though aside from Harrison Ford who from Star Wars went on to a prolific career?

Seriously, that's good to hear. Nice to know he's still out there doing the business. And voice acting seems a lucrative deal right now especially in animated movies and suchlike.

That's my favourite too. I wish he would have done more stuff like that. That was what was gonna make him even more of a favourite actor of mine. I was so dissapointed that after the failure of Regarding Henry, featuring some of the best mumbling that guy has ever done, he decided to play so many mumbles hero characters since, instead of showing such great versatility that he showed in Mosquito Coast.

Cue loads of people disagreeing with me and ranting at me, 3,2,1.

Oh, I'm on a Zone Holiday guys, even though I'm approaching No1 Zone Post Counter, so cut me some slack will ya?

HollywoodBabylon wrote:Ford's a bit like Richard Gere - I can take or leave him really. He was pretty effective in Witness though.

I love Witness!!!

Look, when I was a kid, I modelled myself on Harrison Ford, in particular that film too. I figured it was a great way at pulling chicks, only I couldn't pull a trigger of a gun when it came down to it, so the Ford persona could only go so far - but it did work though.

Now today, I am left very much alone but with one heck of a brilliant Harrison Ford impression, if I do say so myself. If you want, I can recite the whole of Witness, with freaky Armish accents and John Book impressions to boot.

Wanna see me do that bit where he drinks that Lemonade and it runs all the way down his chin to show how mind blowingly sexy I can be to the chicks?